This document analyzes four different music magazines: - The first magazine focuses on pop/rock music and is published by IPC Media and edited by Mike Williams. - The second magazine also focuses on rock and pop music and is published by Bauer Media Group and edited by Andrew Harrison. - The third magazine focuses solely on rock music, has a target audience of 18-25 year olds, and is published by Bauer Media Group and edited by James McMahon. - The fourth magazine covers various music genres like Americana, rock, and alternative country. It targets 25-45 year old males and is published by IPC media and edited by Allan Jones.

1. Media analysis

2. Why have I chosen this magazine? Because I
wanted to look at a magazine which is
designed for pop/rock
I have chosen this magazine as it has clear,
stand out features, and looks very
advertising.
What kind of music does the magazine
usually feature? Pop/rock.
Who owns/ publishes the magazine?
Theodore Ingham
Published by: IPC Media –Inspire (Time inc)
Who is the editor: Mike Williams (June
2012- present).
How much does the magazine cost? £2.50
What do I like best/least?

3. Why have I chosen this magazine? Because I
wanted to look at a magazine which is
designed for pop/rock
What kind of music does the magazine
usually feature? Rock and pop music.
Who owns/ publishes the magazine?
Mark Ellen and David Hepworth – First
published in October of 1986
Target audience: 30+, mainly designed for
the older generation.
Published by: Bauer Media Group
Who is the editor: Andrew Harrison
How much does the magazine cost? £3.99
What do I like best/least about the
magazine? I like the use of the colour red for
the important bits on the magazine, as it
makes them stand out and matches the logo.
I least like that the logo covers up quite a lot
of the key image.

4. Why have I chosen this magazine? Because I
wanted to look at a magazine which is designed
for purely rock, and see the type of style it would
have and be set out like.
What kind of music does the magazine usually
feature? Rock music.
Who owns/ publishes the magazine?
Alan Lewis
Target audience: 18-25 years, mostly male
although quite a range of females also read the
magazine.
Attractions: Kerrang! Readers have been proven to
be attracted to gigs, concerts and an outgoing
lifestyle that revolves around music.
Published by: Bauer Media Group
Who is the editor: James McMahon
How much does the magazine cost? £2.20
What do I like best/least about the magazine? I
like that the fonts used on the masthead and the
coverline makes the text stand out, and suit the
genre of rock quite well.

5. Why have I chosen this magazine? Because I wanted
to look at a magazine which is designed for all
different types of music.
What kind of music does the magazine usually
feature? Americana, rock and alternative country,
both old and new. – Uncut promotes music that are
stereotypically listened to by men.
Uncut’s audience? is designed for 25-45 year old
males, with the average reader at age 37.
Who owns/ publishes the magazine?
Allan Jones – He started out with the idea of a
younger audience in mind.
Published by: IPC media (Inspire) – They revealed
back in 2010 that the magazine circulates around
74,000, with 40,000 of that in the UK.
Who is the editor: Allan Jones
How much does the magazine cost? £3.99
What do I like best/least about the magazine? I like
the use of the colour red for the important bits on
the magazine, as it makes them stand out and
matches the logo.
I least like that the logo covers up quite a lot of the
key image.